Asked by peter restivo on Jun 14, 2024
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In the decades before the Civil War, the northern states
A) were unaffected by slavery.
B) refused to follow federal law requiring the return of fugitive slaves.
C) refused to do business with the slave states.
D) financed industrial development with money earned in the trade of cotton produced by slave labor.
E) boycotted all American cotton because it was produced by slave labor.
Industrial Development
The process of industrialization whereby an economy is transformed from primarily agricultural to one based on the manufacturing of goods. Individual manual labor is often replaced by mechanized mass production.
Fugitive Slaves
Escaped slaves from Southern plantations seeking freedom in the North or Canada especially during the 19th century before the abolition of slavery.
- Examine the differing impacts and dependencies on slavery between northern and southern states.
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Filippo MengoliJun 17, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
The northern states were significantly involved in the industrial revolution, which was partly financed by profits from the cotton trade. Cotton, produced by slave labor in the South, was a crucial raw material for northern textile mills, illustrating the economic interdependence between the North and South despite the moral and political conflicts over slavery.
Learning Objectives
- Examine the differing impacts and dependencies on slavery between northern and southern states.